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Monday, July 01, 2013

Scenes from Wales

We spent last week in Wales. We travelled into Powys, having collected our friend from Lincolnshire at Shrewsbury station and made our way via Clun and Knighton to visit another friend who lives in a small village near Llandrindod Wells. We spent the first day in and around the Brecon Beacons National Park. On the morning of our second day we sat in the sunshine in her lovely garden drinking coffee and I took some photos of the poppies growing there.

After making sure our friend was safely on her train home to Lincolnshire we made our way up to our neighbours' caravan, which is on a site between Tremadog and Beddgelert, via the RSPB nature reserve at Ynis-Hir which overlooks the River Dovey estuary not far from Machynlleth.

During our stay we walked some of the coastal path around Criccieth and also between Porth Dinllaen and Neffyn.

We also visited the RSPB nature reserve at South Stack on Holy Island, Anglesey not far from Holyhead.

Close by were the fascinating ancient hut circles at Ty Mawr, Holy Island, Anglesey

We also spent some time at beautiful Porth Dinllaen, walking along the beach to the harbour and back before walking along the costal path.

The last full day we spent at Llanbedrog where again we walked along the beach before looking around the art gallery and sitting in the sheltered garden for afternoon tea.

On our way home we visited Erddig as it was ages since our last visit. We had a lovely lunch, went inside to look at the house and then had a wander around the gardens before setting off for home.

I'll write more on some of these places in more detail later. For now the lawn needs cutting, the weeds are sky high and there are piles of laundry to grapple with.

30 comments:

Erdigg is a lovely place to visit. We went to the Christmas Fair there last year. Freezing but fun! We hardly ever go to Wales, which is silly really as we're very close to it really on the Wirral. Must do better!Kathy x

There seems to be a proper bridge now but we didn't go all the way to the lighthouse as it wasn't part of the RSPB land. Erddig is very interesting as they concentrate quite a lot on all the servants and I love the 'downstairs' even more then the 'upstairs':)

Lovely photos Rosie. My sister lived in Newtown, Powys about twenty years ago and I remember visiting Clun and the surrounding areas. Beautiful scenery and as you say lots of places to visit.Patricia x

I don't know Wales very well I have only been once about 35 years ago - there looks to be lots of good walks to be had and plenty of historical interest. Glad you enjoyed your break. Your friends poppies are gorgeous.

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I'm an East Midlander, retired now from working in museums and the heritage/tourism industry. I was born in the city of Leicester, spent most of my childhood, teens and early twenties in Derbyshire; lived and worked in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Now out of the East Midlands in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire and dreaming that one day we might move back into Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire, but then I'd also like to live in a cottage by the sea....... meanwhile life goes on!